http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-05 17:31 ------- This is a stupid suggestion. How am I supposed to invoke "wget" or "curl" from within the mcc GUI ? Isn't the GUI supposed to make things transparent to the user. Also, I ran: rpm -e --test wget and this command gave no message, which means that drakconf does not depend on wget !! Drakconf does seem to depend on curl (it works without wget just fine). The issue is not whether the error can be reproduced (since the server's up/down status is not in the user's hands). The issue is giving the user the choice to stop after N failed attempts. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: RESOLVED creation_date: description: >From a terminal, su to root and start mcc. Go to software management->mandrake >update. It starts searching for updates and these messages appear on the terminal: --10:10:08-- ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.0/base/hdlist.cz => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' Resolving carroll.cac.psu.edu... done. Connecting to carroll.cac.psu.edu[128.118.2.96]:21... connected. Logging in as anonymous ... The server refuses login. Retrying. .................... --10:12:06-- ftp://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/9.0/base/hdlist.cz (try:17) => `/var/cache/urpmi/partial/.listing' Connecting to carroll.cac.psu.edu[128.118.2.96]:21... connected. Logging in as anonymous ... The server refuses login. Retrying. 1) As can be seen, it tried to connect 17 times (over a period of 2 minutes). There is no option in mcc to set a limit to the number of connection attempts. 2) Whats as bad as 1) is that the pop up window which asks to start searching for updates, goes blank when the update search is on. This means, even it had a button "stop search now" it will not be visible. In other words, there is no way to stop this search. Killing mcc is the only way.
